Strategic Partner Alliances Drive Benefits Across the Technology Deployment Supply Chain
TIS has long demonstrated that cooperation between and among complementary suppliers yields improved results both for the participating suppliers as well as the end customer. Suppliers benefit in terms of added market presence, innovative insights, quicker "time-to-market" solutions, and ultimately enhanced top and bottom-line results. It is axiomatic, however, that the chief purpose of operating as a single, unified supply chain is to deliver to the end customer solutions of superior quality, and reduced cost.
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- TIS sourcing, materials, and logistics experts identify, select, and schedule all sources of supply.
TIS partners with both domestic and off-shore VAR's and OEM's for electronic components, materials, and hardware. - TIS contract manufacturing assembles, tests, packages, and stages product for delivery.
TIS partners with hardware and software providers to optimize contract manufacturing solutions. - Logistics crews load and ship product, field technicians organize and complete installation.
TIS has supply chain relationships with logistics providers, and deployment partners with unique installation skills. - TIS engineers establish a plan and course of action for the execution of all supply chain processes.
TIS works with new product design and engineering firms as well as professional consulting companies steeped in specific technical disciplines. - TIS services, troubleshoots and replaces defective product either on-site or as a depot service.
TIS partners with recycling and asset disposal companies.
An Effective Supply Chain Fosters Team Building Among Suppliers
The TIS concept of strategic partnerships requires the bringing together of firms of like culture but unlike core capabilities. Compatible corporate cultures are important because the successful strategic partnership relies on there being fundamental trust and confidence among the participants to ensure that nothing is held back - save for trade secrets or other unique corporate equities - in the pursuit of a common business goal. Reciprocal trust among all participants is a must as there are no winners and losers in a properly constituted supply chain of like-minded suppliers. Or, better said, there should only be one winner: the end customer.
Complementary core competencies, on the other hand, are mandatory in order to extend the reach of each participating supplier. Technology deployment in the twenty-first century is dizzyingly complex and it is clear that no single supplier can effectively deliver results across the broad spectrum of the supply chain. At every stage of the supply chain TIS has had success working with complementary partners.
Putting it All Together for the Benefit of the Customer
Across the entire technology deployment supply chain - in contract manufacturing, digital media, self-service kiosks, wired and wireless networks, and other key technology sectors - TIS works with alliance partners in verticals such as healthcare, financial services, retail, and hospitality to deliver a value proposition that is unmatched in the industry:
The Delivery of the Right Goods - In the Right Quantities - At the Right Cost - At the Right Time
If you are interested in learning how your organization can benefit from teaming with TIS as a Supply Chain Partner, please contact us. View a list of services offered by Technology Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.